06 Apr 2021 - The ASX rose at the open and is now tracking almost 1% higher at noon. The S&P/ASX 200 index is 65 points up at 6,894. On the futures market the SPI is 80 points higher. Fleetwood (ASX:FWD) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer - experienced building and construction materials executive Bruce Nicholson.
06 Apr 2021 - The ASX looks set to open higher this morning after the four day long Easter weekend. Tesla shares jump as much as 7% after first-quarter sales surge. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce the start date for a trans-Tasman bubble with Australia. Sky (ASX:SKT) New Zealand and global entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal have signed an expanded multiyear deal.
01 Apr 2021 - The local share market finished the first day of the month in positive territory building on yesterday's gains. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 38 points or 0.6% higher to finish at 6,829. Over the week we closed 0.1% or 5 points higher. Gains in technology, materials and utilities offset losses in health care, industrials and consumer staples. Boral (ASX:BLD) rose 6.7% after announcing a buy back offer following the $1.33 billion sale in their USG...
01 Apr 2021 - The local share market finished the first day of the month in positive territory building on yesterday's gains. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 38 points or 0.6% higher to finish at 6,829. Over the week we closed 0.1% or 5 points higher. Gains in technology, materials and utilities offset losses in health care, industrials and consumer staples. Boral (ASX:BLD) rose 6.7% after announcing a buy back offer following the $1.33 billion sale in their USG...
01 Apri 2021 - The ASX opened higher and lifted by 0.5% in early trade, then faded towards noon. Technology and mining shares are leading the gains while Industrials, Energy, Consumer staples weighed on the market. Boral (ASX:BLD) completes the sale of its 50% stake in the USG Boral joint venture to Gebr Knauf KG for $1.33 billion dollars. Greater Brisbane lockdown is set to lift at midday with travel stocks in the red despite its improved performance yesterday.
01 Apr 2021 - The ASX looks set to open higher despite mixed leads from Wall Street. Investors rotated into technology shares while waiting on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure spending plan. The US$2-4 trillion package proposes to raise the company tax rate to 28% to fund the plan with measures to stop profits going offshore. Cyclical sectors such as energy, materials, financials and industrials all registered losses while technology shares led the gains. Oil prices fell after the OPEC...
31 Mar 2021 - The Australian share market took a dip in afternoon trade and managed to close 52 points higher, or 0.8 per cent higher to finish at 6,791.
31 Mar 2021 - The ASX opened higher this morning and is now tracking 0.4% higher at noon. The S&P/ASX 200 index is 94 points up at 6,832. On the futures market the SPI is 96 points higher. Openpay Group (ASX:OPY) have announced a $67.5 million funding package to accelerate its international expansion.
31 Mar 2021 - Following mixed leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower. US stocks fell yesterday as major tech shares came under pressure again after the 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level since January 2020. Shares in Apple, Microsoft and Amazon all fell. At least 75 flights have been cancelled to Brisbane during the first day of lockdown after a breakout of coronavirus. Suncorp (ASX:SUN) assesses the claims from the recent rain event...
30 Mar 2021 - Mid morning trade saw a drop for the Australian share market and it failed to recover. At the closing bell the S&P/ASX 200 index closed 61points lower, or 0.9 per cent lower to finish at 6,738. Santos (ASX:STO), as operator of the Barossa joint venture, today announced a final investment decision (FID) has been taken to proceed with the US$3.6 billion gas and condensate project.
